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Fortnite's jamming with the NBA
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnites-jamming-with-the-nba/
To coincide with the 2021 playoffs, Fortnite has announced a collaboration with the National Basketball Association. Boasting the rather straightforward title of Fortnite x NBA: The Crossover, it brings 31 basketball uniforms to the item shop on May 21 (8 pm ET), which includes all 30 NBA teams, as well as an NBA-themed team battle mode that has already begun.

Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes gets another teaser trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/dark-pictures-anthology-house-of-ashes-gets-another-teaser-trailer/
House of Ashes, the third out of the eight planned games in the Dark Pictures Anthology, got another bite-sized trailer today. Whereas the first trailer showed off the setting as well as star Ashley Tisdale (yet to be officially confirmed), this trailer is more focused on setting up a spooky mood. We already know that House of Ashes tells the story of a military unit that wakes something better left sleeping below a Sumerian temple, and in this trailer that seems to be exactly what's going on—as a soldier makes his way through the temple, he happens upon a colleague, who by the looks of it has had a bit of an accident.

Fall Guys is getting some adorable Tron skins
https://www.pcgamer.com/fall-guys-is-getting-some-adorable-tron-skins-next-week/
In the never-ending procession of pop culture-inspired skins in games, Mediatonic has announced four Tron-themed outfits coming to Fall Guys next week.
Falling in-line with Season 4's neon-laced futuristic theme, the bean-shaped versions of Tron, Sark, Rinzler, and Quorra are arriving on May 24. Sark will be available in the store for 22,000 kudos, while a DLC pack containing the other three characters in all their retro neon glory will be made available for purchase.

Be a '70s-inspired superpowered stealth machine in The Chameleon this July
https://www.pcgamer.com/be-a-70s-inspired-superpowered-stealth-machine-in-the-chameleon-this-july/
You wake up in a mysterious underground facility. You have no memory of who you are or how you got there. All that's clear is that you've got a moustache and a Hawaiian shirt, there are robots trying to find and kill you, and it's the 1970s. What do you do?

Summer Game Fest returns on June 10
https://www.pcgamer.com/summer-game-fest-returns-on-june-10/
The Geoff Keighley-led videogame extravaganza Summer Game Fest will return for 2021 on June 10 with a three-hour livestreamed event featuring reveals from more than 30 developers and publishers, a Day of the Devs indie showcase, and a musical performance by Weezer.

Take-Two says an all-new Gearbox franchise is coming sometime before April 2022
https://www.pcgamer.com/take-two-says-an-all-new-gearbox-franchise-is-coming-sometime-before-april-2022/
Take-Two Interactive said yesterday that it plans to release 62 games through its 2024 fiscal year, ranging from "immersive core" games to independents—although I'm not entirely clear on how a multi-billion-dollar publisher can seriously claim to be putting out indie games. Anyway, we were left to guess about what those games will actually be, but Take-Two did reveal that one of them will be something—something brand new, apparently—from Gearbox.

Bethesda's official forums will be closed for good next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesdas-official-forums-will-be-closed-for-good-next-week/
As an old guy on the internet, I have a real fondness for forums. Social media has largely usurped their utility, but it can't match the sense of community that comes from hanging out with a (relatively) small group of like-minded fans of particular games, movies, music, or whatever else is interesting enough to bring people together. Sadly, nostalgia does not equal relevance, and next week Bethesda Softworks will begin the process of shutting its forums for good.

More Outriders games are likely thanks to 3.5 million players milestone
https://www.pcgamer.com/more-outriders-games-are-likely-thanks-to-35-million-players-milestone/
Outriders attracted 3.5 million unique players in April, and according to Square Enix the series is “on track to become the company’s next major franchise.” In other words, the possibility of an Outriders 2 seems high, not to mention updates to the existing game.
>> What do you say now, huh?

Amy Henning brings in cancelled Star Wars project co-writer for a new adventure game
https://www.pcgamer.com/amy-henning-brings-in-cancelled-star-wars-project-co-writer-for-a-new-adventure-game/
Back in 2019, film production company Skydance Media announced its new interactive division would be led by industry veteran Amy Henning and former EA executive Julian Beak. Both had previously worked for EA on a cancelled Star Wars game codenamed Ragtag.
Now, Henning has been joined by another former colleague from her Ragtag days, writer and actor Todd Stashwick, who revealed he would be working with the studio on a new adventure game.

Final Fantasy 14 players band together to honour Berserk creator Kentaro Miura
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-14-players-band-together-to-honour-berserk-creator-kentaro-miura/
Hundreds of Final Fantasy 14 players have been paying tribute to Kentaro Miura, the creator of manga Berserk who died at the age of 54.
Images and videos began cropping up on Twitter and reddit over the last few hours, which show hundreds of characters lined up around one of the starting cities, Ul'dah, with others also gathering in Limsa Lominsa. Players have all switched to the Dark Knight class—which draws heavy influence from Berserk—with many characters posing with their swords in the ground.

Call of Duty: Warzone's Season 3 Reloaded update is here and sweatier than ever
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-warzones-season-3-reloaded-update-is-here-and-sweatier-than-ever/
Yippee-ki-yay, motherfluffers—Call of Duty: Warzone has done the time warp and found itself firmly planted in the '80s. The Season 3 Reloaded update dropped today, bringing sweaty action heroes, new weapons and bug fixes.

Former Shadow of Mordor studio head is making an open-world adventure game with EA
https://www.pcgamer.com/former-shadow-of-mordor-studio-head-is-now-making-an-open-world-adventure-game-with-ea/
EA has announced that Kevin Stephens will officially join its company to create an open-world action-adventure game. Stephens is a former studio head at Monolith, the Warner Bros. developer responsible for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Middle-earth: Shadow of War.

Back 4 Blood's zombie-slaying crew look cool as hell
https://www.pcgamer.com/back-4-bloods-zombie-slaying-crew-look-cool-as-hell/
Turtle Rock Studios has unveiled the ragtag group of zombie slayers coming to Back 4 Blood.
Dubbed the Cleaners, there'll be a total of eight playable characters—each with their own specialities and abilities to take down the cheeky brain chompers. The latest trailer dives into each character, giving us a rough idea of their personality and role within the group.

This week's GTA Online update finally lets you steal the Cayo Perico panther statue
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-weeks-gta-online-update-finally-lets-you-steal-the-cayo-perico-panther-statue/
Every Thursday, GTA Online gets a new set of sales and bonuses—the latter usually in the form of a reward multiplier for completing one of its myriad activities. This week, though, Rockstar is doing something a little different: offering a one-time, guaranteed chance at the golden panther statue in the Cayo Perico heist.

A new survey shows 59% of women hide their gender while gaming to avoid harassment
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-survey-shows-59-of-women-hide-their-gender-while-gaming-to-avoid-harassment/
Technology company Lenovo tasked a market research consultancy with conducting a survey on the experience of female gamers and found that for most of them, harassment is still part and parcel of the gaming experience, with 59% of participants saying they avoid revealing their gender in order to be left in peace.
>> To be honest, my biggest surprise is not the result, but that it comes from Lenovo.